Portable Ecological Article for Extinguishing a Cigarette and for Containing Residues of the Cigarette

ABSTRACT

A portable ecological article ( 1 ) for extinguishing a cigarette ( 9 ) and for containing residues of the cigarette ( 9 ), comprising: a body ( 2 ) comprising in turn a first chamber ( 3 ) for receiving internally thereof at least a lit cigarette butt ( 9 ), the first chamber ( 3 ) being accessible from outside via a first opening ( 4 ); a closing element ( 7 ), constrained to the body ( 2 ), for occluding the first opening ( 4 ) of the first chamber ( 3 ), which closing element ( 7 ) can assume at least two positions, a first position in which the first chamber ( 3 ) is accessible from outside and a second position in which the closing element ( 7 ) occludes the first opening ( 4 ), making the first chamber ( 3 ) inaccessible from outside; and wherein the body ( 2 ) comprises a housing ( 5 ) conformed such as to receive an accessory ( 6 ) for smokers; the article ( 1 ) exhibiting first means ( 81 ) for hermetically occluding the first opening ( 4 ) when the closing element ( 7 ) is arranged in the second position thereof; the first chamber ( 3 ) being dimensioned such that after having inserted a lit cigarette butt ( 9 ) internally of the first chamber ( 3 ) and having hermetically closed the first chamber ( 3 ), the cigarette butt ( 9 ) is rapidly extinguished as a consequence of a progressive exhausting of oxygen present internally of the first chamber ( 3 ).

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the technical sector concerningarticles for extinguishing a cigarette; in particular the inventionrelates to a portable ecological article for extinguishing a cigaretteand containing residues thereof (i.e. ashes and butt), in order toenable relative management thereof up to final disposal thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

A basic consideration is that all smokers, in order to indulge theirhabit, obviously require a cigarette and a lighter.

Therefore all smokers, once having lit the cigarette, require somewhereto discard the ash and when the cigarette is finished need to eliminatethe lit cigarette, possibly in total safety and with respect for theenvironment.

However, throughout the world today, in outside environments such asurban areas, and in particular extra-urban areas such as roads, parks,beaches, coastal locations, mountains etc., ash trays for disposal ofcigarette butts are rare or almost entirely absent. Even where present,ash trays are often not accessible to the smoker, as they are not nearbywhen needed; in particular, the smoker not only has to be able to stubout a cigarette after having smoked it, but also has to dispose of theash safely while the cigarette is being smoked.

In fact throughout the world cigarette butts are disposed-of entirelycarelessly, or in ways that can be dangerous for and damaging to theenvironment (on the ground, in water etc).

Consider that this undesirable behaviour is at present cause of animmense environmental problem, and is recognised as such by very manyworld-level authorities.

Only some statistical data, problems, new regulations and communitysanctions are briefly listed here, connected to this grave worldwideproblem.

-   -   Estimated number of smokers in the world: 1.5 billion people.    -   Average number of cigarettes per day: 15.    -   Number of cigarettes and relative butts annually disposed into        the environment: 4500 billion, which produce a quantity of        845,000 tonnes of refuse (of which 3,600 tonnes in Italy alone).    -   Each cigarette and in particular the butt/filter produces beyond        4,500 different chemical compounds and toxic and cancerogenous        substances, which are dispersed into the environment.    -   The cigarettes/butts are in first place in the classification of        refuse present in the Mediterranean Sea (i.e. they constitute        40% of all rubbish present).    -   In the USA in 2005 the residues of cigarettes caused numerous        residential fires, with more than 800 people dead.    -   In Italy in 2008 more than 6,300 forest fires were caused by        cigarette butts that had not been completely extinguished.    -   Legislation in Canada, and in some states of the USA and the EU,        has already introduced the obligatory sale of “fire-safe”        cigarettes, i.e. self-extinguishing.    -   An exponential increase throughout the EU and the rest of the        World has taken place in relation to sanctions and restrictions        regarding improper disposal of cigarette butts.    -   Various amendments have been proposed by the EU (and various        other foreign states) in order to induce an increase in costs of        cigarettes, with the aim of financing the operations and        collection and disposal of cigarette butts, required for civil        and environmental safety.

With the aim of limiting the above problems, portable articles forsmokers are known which are essentially constituted by a box containerfor extinguishing and conserving cigarette butts. A box container ofthis type is provided with an opening through which a cigarette butt tobe extinguished is inserted, and a closing element, for example a cap,for closing the container.

Once a cigarette has been finished, the smoker then removes the cap fromthe container, inserts the lit cigarette butt into the container andrubs the butt against a wall or against the bottom of the container upto extinguishing it, releases the spent butt internally of the containerand finally closes the container using the cap.

Consequently the opening of the container is of such a size not only toenable insertion of a lit cigarette butt internally thereof, but also toenable the smoker to rub the butt against a wall of the container up toextinguishing it; to perform this operation, in particular, the smokerhas to be able to partially insert her or his fingers internally of thecontainer.

For this purpose the container generally has a convex form and exhibitsa certain size.

The dimensions of the container are however such as to make it not verypractical and therefore hardly used at all; furthermore, the smoker hasto carry a lighter and a packet of cigarettes as well as the containeras a supplementary accessory.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The aim of the present invention is therefore to provide an ecologicalarticle for extinguishing a cigarette and for containing residues of thecigarette (i.e. ashes and butt) able to obviate the above-mentioneddrawbacks.

The aim is attained by providing an ecological article for extinguishinga cigarette and for containing residues of the cigarette, according toclaim 1, comprising: a body comprising in turn a first chamber forreceiving internally thereof at least a lit cigarette butt, the firstchamber being accessible from outside via a first opening; a closingelement, constrained to the body, for occluding the first opening of thefirst chamber, which closing element can assume at least two positions,a first position in which the first chamber is accessible from outsideand a second position in which the closing element occludes the firstopening, making the first chamber inaccessible from outside; and whereinthe body comprises a housing conformed such as to receive an accessoryfor smokers; the article exhibiting first means for hermeticallyoccluding the first opening when the closing element is arranged in thesecond position thereof; the first chamber being dimensioned such thatafter having inserted a lit cigarette butt internally of the firstchamber and having hermetically closed the first chamber, the cigarettebutt is rapidly extinguished as a consequence of a progressiveexhausting of oxygen present internally of the first chamber.

The cigarette butt is advantageously “automatically” extinguishedfollowing progressive exhaustion of the oxygen contained in the firstchamber, and thanks to the fact that the first chamber is hermeticallyclosed. For this purpose, the first chamber has to have suitabledimensions for containing, apart from the cigarette butt and possiblyother already-extinguished cigarette butts, a small volume of oxygen toguarantee rapid exhaustion thereof and thus extinguishing of the butt.The dimensions of the first chamber, therefore, can be very small, i.e.certainly smaller than the dimensions of the known-type box containersdescribed above.

This necessary reduction in the internal volume of the first chamber isnot limited by the dimensions of the opening: the opening can indeed bedesigned to allow only the insertion of the lit cigarette butt. In theprior art, on the other hand, the dimensions of the opening have also toenable partial insertion of the smoker's fingers in order to perform therubbing action of the butt against a wall (or against the bottom) of thebox container. A further characteristic is that also the internal volumeof the known articles was such as not to allow immediate extinguishingof a cigarette. On the contrary, the first chamber of the article of theinvention can have a cylindrical conformation, with a volume slightlygreater than that of a cigarette.

The considerable reduction of size of the article of the presentinvention is therefore clear; it can be made in a pocketable size.

A further advantage relates to the fact that the article of theinvention exhibits a housing for receiving an accessory for smokers;this accessory can be for example a lighter. The smoker, therefore, onlyneeds to carry a single portable object, which enables him or her tocarry a light which also functions as a container element for collectingcigarette butts.

The article advantageously enables, after the lit cigarette has beenextinguished, containing the article and eventual residual substanceswith maximum practicality of use, hygiene and in total safety, whileguaranteeing full respect for the environment.

Thanks to the hermetic closure, the smoke and unpleasant smells createdduring extinguishing of the cigarette butt are avoided (for example whenthe article is temporarily placed in the pocket); this dispersion of thesmoke and ash occurs during use of known-type articles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Specific embodiments of the invention, and advantageoustechnical-functional characteristics thereof correlated to the describedembodiments only partially derivable from the above description, will bedescribed in the following of the present invention, according to whatis set out in the claims and with the aid of the appended tables ofdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1A is a schematic view in longitudinal section of an article of theinvention according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of detail X of FIG. 1A;

FIG. 1C is a partial view of the article of FIG. 1A, in a differentoperating situation;

FIG. 1D is a cross section view of the article of FIG. 1A;

FIG. 1E is an enlarged and partial view of section I-I of FIG. 1D;

FIG. 2A is a schematic view in longitudinal section of an article of thepresent invention in a second embodiment;

FIGS. 2B and 2C are two partial views of the article of FIG. 2A in twodifferent operating situations;

FIG. 2D is a cross section view of the article of FIG. 2A;

FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C are respectively a partial and perspective view, alongitudinal section view and a cross section view of an articleaccording to a third embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are the same views as in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, accordingto a fourth embodiment;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are respectively a perspective view and a section viewof an article according to a fifth embodiment;

FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are a perspective view of three embodiments of theinvention;

FIG. 9A is a perspective view of a further different embodiment of theinvention;

FIGS. 9B, 9C and 9D are three schematic views in plan view of theembodiment of FIG. 9A, in three different operating situations;

FIG. 9E is an enlarged view of detail K of FIG. 9D;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an article of the invention accordingto a variant.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to the accompanying figures, reference numeral 1 denotesa portable ecological article for extinguishing a cigarette 9 and forcontaining the residues thereof, object of the present invention.

As can be seen for example in FIGS. 1A-1E, the article 1 comprises: abody 2 comprising in turn a first chamber 3 for receiving internallythereof at least a lit cigarette butt 9, the first chamber 3 beingaccessible from outside via a first opening 4; a closing element 7,constrained to the body 2, for occluding the first opening 4 of thefirst chamber 3, which closing element 7 can assume at least twopositions, a first position in which the first chamber 3 is accessiblefrom outside and a second position in which the closing element 7occludes the first opening 3, making the first chamber 3 inaccessiblefrom outside; and wherein the body 2 comprises a housing 5 conformedsuch as to receive an accessory 6 for smokers; the article 1 exhibitingfirst means 81 for hermetically occluding the first opening 4 when theclosing element 7 is arranged in the second position thereof; the firstchamber 3 being dimensioned such that after having inserted a litcigarette butt internally of the first chamber 3 and having hermeticallyclosed the first chamber 3, the cigarette butt 9 is rapidly extinguishedas a consequence of a progressive exhausting of oxygen presentinternally of the first chamber 3.

The above-mentioned first means 81 for ensuring the hermetic closing ofthe first opening 4 (once the closing element 7 is in the secondposition thereof), may for example include a first seal 8 arranged atthe first opening 4 of the first chamber 3. The first seal 8 can befixed to the body 2 at the edge of the first opening 4, or may be fixedto the closing element 7 at the said first opening 4.

Alternatively, the first means 81 may be constituted by the specialconformation of the complementary profiles respectively of the body 2and the closing element 7, to which they are reciprocally constrained:for example, this particular conformation can be obtained by a dove-tailprofile and a further profile complementary thereto, such as tohermetically close the first opening 4 when the closing element 7 is inthe second position thereof.

The first chamber 3 is suitably obtained from or coated with fireproofmaterial (e.g. delrin); the smoking accessory 6 internally of thehousing 5 is for example a lighter, arranged with its head protrudingfrom the housing 5 in order to be used.

With reference to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A-2D, the body 2of the article 1 further comprises a second chamber 14, adjacent to thefirst chamber 3, for internally receiving the ashes of at least acigarette 9 (not illustrated); the second chamber 14 is accessible fromthe outside through a second opening 15 and is also appropriately coatedwith fireproof material.

The closing element 7 can for example be configured so that when it isin the first position the second chamber 14 is also made accessible fromthe outside, as shown for example in FIG. 5A; when it is in the secondposition, however, it occludes also the second opening 15, making thesecond chamber 14 inaccessible from outside.

The first opening 4 and the second opening 15 are afforded at a side Lof the body 2 and are adjacent to one another.

The closing element 7, in the embodiment of FIGS. 2A-2D, is configuredsuch as to be slidable along the side L of the body 2 along a firstdirection, and such that when in the first position and in the secondposition the second chamber 14 is accessible from the outside (as shownin FIGS. 2B and 2C); the closing element 7 can assume a third positionin which it occludes the first chamber 3 and the second chamber 14 (seein particular FIG. 2A), making respectively the first chamber 3 and thesecond chamber 14 inaccessible from the outside. In other words,therefore, the second chamber 14 is interposed between the first chamber3 and the housing 5, and the closing element 7 can slide (from theposition in which it occludes both openings 4, 15) with respect to theside L of the body 2 (see the arrow in FIG. 2B) making initially thesecond chamber 14 and subsequently the first chamber 3 accessible.

The embodiment just described is particularly advantageous in that if,for example, the first chamber 3 contains already-used cigarette butts9, the smoker can store the ash of a cigarette 9 which is being smokedin the second chamber 14 without necessarily opening the first chamber3, which would lead to the dispersion of an unpleasant odour. The firstchamber 3 can then be made accessible once the cigarette 9 has beensmoked, so that the cigarette can be transferred into it (see FIG. 2C).

In detail, the closing element 7 is provided with an internal groove 10,which faces the side L, and which comprises a first wall 11 and a secondwall 12; further, second means 13 are provided (which for examplecomprise a pin) that are arranged and conformed such as to project fromthe side L of the body 2 and insert into the groove 10 of the closingelement 7, such as to abut against the first wall 11 when the closingelement 7 occludes the first opening 4 and the second opening 15, and toabut against the second wall 12 when the closing element 7 makes thefirst chamber 3 and the second chamber 14 accessible.

Note that also the first embodiment of FIGS. 1A-1E, which includes onlythe first chamber 3, exhibits a coupling mode of the closing element 7to the body 2 that is entirely similar to that what has been describedherein above.

To ensure the hermetic closing of the second chamber 14 when the closingelement 7 occludes the second opening 15, the article 1 furthercomprises a second seal 80 positioned at the second opening 15 of thesecond chamber 14 such as to ensure the hermetic closing of the secondchamber 14. Alternatively, the first seal 8 can be conformed such as tobe arranged at both the first opening 4 and the second opening 15, as inthe case of FIG. 4A, in which the first seal 8, in detail, is fixed tothe closing element 7 at a relative portion thereof facing the side L ofthe body 2.

As can be noted from the enclosed figures, when the article 1 is in usethe first 3 and second 14 chamber exhibit prevalently longitudinaldevelopments; in other words, the smoker uses the article 1 in asubstantially vertical position.

With reference to FIGS. 3A-3C and 7, the closing element 7 is hinged tothe body 2 via a hinge axis 16 which is parallel to the development ofthe first 3 and the second chamber 15. In the embodiment of FIG. 7, inparticular, the closing element 7 is liftable and lowerable with respectto the body 2, as if it were a lid.

Alternatively, according to the embodiment of FIGS. 4A-4C, the closingelement 7 is hinged to the body 2 via a hinge axis 16 which isperpendicular to the development of the first 3 and the second chamber15.

It can also be noted that when the article 1 is in a substantiallyvertical position, for example as in FIGS. 2A, 3B, the first opening 4and the second opening 15 are directed upwards, while the head of thelighter 6, arranged in the housing 5, is facing down (and vice versa ifthe smoker is using the lighter 6). This solution enables a particularlycompact solution to be obtained which is also more practical than theprior art.

Additionally, the body 2 of the article 1 can be provided with a seating17 (or a plurality of seatings 17) conformed such as to internallyreceive the terminal part of a lit cigarette butt 9 (see FIG. 8) and toenable it to be extinguished by rubbing the end internally of theseating 17. The seating 17 is adjacent to the first chamber 4 and thesecond chamber 14, such that the closing element 7, suitably sized andshaped, can occlude it and open it for use as needed. The presence ofthe seating 17 thus offers the smoker an alternative way ofextinguishing a lit cigarette butt 9.

Again with reference to FIG. 8, two first chambers 3 are present, eachprovided with a U-profile, so as to be able to easily receive acigarette butt 9.

With reference to FIGS. 5A-7, as in FIG. 8 there are two first chambers3 having a U-profile (clearly visible, in FIG. 5B) which can also beused as seatings 17 for extinguishing a cigarette butt 9. Alternatively,the second chamber 14 can be used as the seating 17 for extinguishing acigarette butt 9.

With reference to FIG. 8, the closing element 7 can further be used tocut off the end part of a lit cigarette 9, which can subsequently berelit and smoked. In fact it is possible to position the end part of acigarette 9 for example in the seating 17 when the article is in theconfiguration of FIG. 8 and slide the closing element 7 from right toleft (see the arrow in FIG. 8) up until the lit part is cut off. Theremaining part of the cigarette 9 can then be stored for example in thearticle 1 (in the first chamber 3 or in the second 15), for smoking at alater time.

The closing element 7 can further comprise a first part 70 and a secondpart 71 independently constrained to the body 2, respectively, such asto occlude the first 4 and the second 15 opening and to makerespectively the first 3 and the second chamber 14 accessible (see inparticular FIG. 7).

With reference to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9A-9E, the first opening4 and the second opening 15 are provided at a side C of the body 2; theclosing element 7 is also configured such as to face the side C of thebody 2 and is rotatable with respect to the body 2 itself.

Further, the closing element 7 is shaped such that when in the firstposition the second chamber 14 is inaccessible from the outside, whilewhen it is in the second position the second chamber 14 is accessiblefrom the outside; the closing element 7 may take on a third position inwhich it occludes both the first opening 4 and the second opening 15,making respectively the first chamber 3 and the second chamber 14inaccessible from the outside.

In detail, the body 2 of the article 1 of FIGS. 9A-9E exhibits asubstantially cylindrical shape and the side C in which the firstopening 4 and the second opening 15 are afforded in a base of thecylinder conformed by the body 2. The closing element 7 comprises acylindrical cap, in particular a internally hollow and not provided witha base, such as to define a passage. The cap 7 is fixed to the body 2via the said passage at a peripheral undercut 25 in the body 2 itself.

The cap 7 also comprises inner seatings 22 arranged radially in itsinternal surface at the position of the undercut 25, and exhibits arecess 23, i.e. the plug 7 lacks a part thereof of an appropriate size,as will be clarified in the following.

At the peripheral undercut 25, the body 2 comprises elastic means 21 forremovable blocking, conformed such as to engage the inner seatings 22 ofthe cap 7 (see FIG. 9E) and arranged such as to be aligned with respectthereto following the rotation of the cap 7 with respect to the body 2,in order to removably block the plug 7 in different positions (see FIGS.9B-9D).

The recess 23 is of such dimensions as to make alternately the first 3and the second chamber 14 accessible from the outside and possibly toallow the remaining part of the closing element 7 to occlude bothopenings 4, 15. The smoker can then access the first chamber 3 and thesecond chamber 14 by turning the cap 7 as needed (for example in thedirection of the arrow FIG. 9A), up until the recess 23 is located atthe first 4 or second opening 15 and the elastic means 21 simultaneouslyengage one of the internal seatings 22, stabilizing the position of thecap 7 itself (or it could even occlude the two openings, the first 4 andsecond 15, proceeding in a like way).

At the housing 5, the body 2 further comprises a compartment 24conformed so that the head 6 can protrude from the lighter body 2, suchas to enable easy use of the lighter 6 when the recess 23 is located atthe housing 5.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9D, internal seatings 22 of the cap 7 canbe four in number, arranged radially with respect to the axis (notshown) of the cylinder conformed by the body 2, reciprocally angled at90 degrees to one another.

In a variant represented in FIG. 10, the article 1 comprises a container19 conformed such as to receive, via an access zone 20, at least anunsmoked cigarette 9: the container 19 is constrained in translationwith respect to the body 2 so as to be “retractable” relative to thebody 2 itself. In other words, the container 19 may be accessible fromthe outside or the access zone 20 can be occluded by the body 2 of thearticle 1.

This variant is particularly advantageous in that the smoker can easilycarry with him or her the article for extinguishing a cigarette 1 andfor containing the residues 9 thereof, for example in a pocket, whicharticle also contains the cigarettes 9 and the lighter 6. The smoker canthen, with equal availability, simplicity and speed, light up andextinguish the cigarette and dispose of the residues thereof using thesame object.

Note that the article of the invention may also be conceived, in avariant that is not shown, in table-top version, or a ground-standingversion, a version for use in an automobile, and in combination with anyaccessory for smokers.

Furthermore, the proposed article can be further conceived for use withany type of cigarette (standard, slim, midi, 100s, etc . . . ) as wellas cigars, cigarillos or whatever else.

It is understood that the above has been described by way ofnon-limiting example, and that therefore possible constructionalvariants are deemed to fall within the ambit of protection of thepresent technical solution, as described above and claimed herein below.

1. An ecological article for extinguishing a cigarette and forcontaining residues of the cigarette, comprising: a body comprising inturn a first chamber for receiving internally thereof at least a litcigarette butt, the first chamber being accessible from outside via afirst opening; a closing element, constrained to the body, for occludingthe first opening of the first chamber, which closing element can assumeat least two positions, a first position in which the first chamber isaccessible from outside and a second position in which the closingelement occludes the first opening, making the first chamberinaccessible from outside; wherein the body comprises a housingconformed such as to receive an accessory for smokers; and wherein thearticle exhibits first means for hermetically occluding the firstopening when the closing element is arranged in the second positionthereof; the first chamber being dimensioned such that after havinginserted a lit cigarette butt internally of the first chamber and havinghermetically closed the first chamber, the cigarette butt is rapidlyextinguished as a consequence of a progressive exhausting of oxygenpresent internally of the first chamber.
 2. The article of claim 1,wherein the first means comprise a first seal arranged at the firstopening of the first chamber such as to guarantee hermetic closure ofthe first chamber when the closing element occludes the first opening.3. The article of claim 2, wherein the body comprises a second chamber,adjacent to the first chamber, for internally receiving ash from atleast a cigarette, the second chamber being accessible from outside viaa second opening.
 4. The article of claim 3, wherein the closing elementis configured such that: when the closing element is in the firstposition the second chamber is also accessible from outside; when theclosing element is in the second position it also occludes the secondopening, making the second chamber inaccessible from outside.
 5. Thearticle of claim 3, wherein the first opening and the second opening areprovided at a side of the body and are adjacent to one another, andwherein the closing element is configured such that: it is slidablealong the side of the body along a first direction; when it is in thefirst position and in the second position the second chamber isaccessible from outside; it can assume a third position in which itoccludes the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively makingthe first chamber and the second chamber inaccessible from outside. 6.The article of claim 4, comprising a second seal arranged at the secondopening of the second chamber such as to guarantee hermetic closing ofthe second chamber when the closing element occludes the second opening.7. The article of claim 5, wherein the closing element is provided withan internal groove comprising a first wall and a second wall and whereinsecond means are provided, arranged and conformed such as to projectfrom the body and insert in the groove of the closing element, such asto abut against the first wall when the closing element occludes thefirst opening and the second opening, and to abut against the secondwall when the closing element makes the first chamber and the secondchamber accessible.
 8. The article of claim 3, wherein when the articleis in use, the first chamber and the second chamber exhibit aprevalently longitudinal development, and wherein the closing element ishinged to the body by means of a hinge axis which is parallel to thedevelopment of the first chamber and the second chamber.
 9. The articleof claim 3, wherein when the article is in use the first chamber and thesecond chamber exhibit a prevalently longitudinal development, andwherein the closing element is hinged to the body by a hinge axis whichis perpendicular to the development of the first chamber and the secondchamber.
 10. The article of claim 3, wherein when the closing elementcomprises a first part and a second part, the first part and the secondpart being independently constrained to the body for respectivelyoccluding the first opening and the second opening and for makingrespectively the first chamber and the second chamber accessible. 11.The article of claim 3, wherein the first opening and the second openingare provided at a side of the body, and wherein the closing element isconfigured such that: it faces the side of the body and is rotatablewith respect to the body; when it is in the first position the secondchamber is inaccessible from outside; when it is in the second positionthe second chamber is accessible from outside; it can assume a thirdposition in which it occludes the first opening and the second opening,making the first chamber and the second chamber respectivelyinaccessible from outside.
 12. The article of claim 1, furthercomprising a container conformed such as to receive, through an accesszone, at least a cigarette to be smoked.
 13. The article of claim 5,comprising a second seal arranged at the second opening of the secondchamber such as to guarantee hermetic closing of the second chamber whenthe closing element occludes the second opening.